Katabasis

by R.F. Kuang

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The bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface spins a sublimely dark and unputdownable tale of two rival Cambridge academics who must join forces on a rescue mission in hell itself.

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.

Two academic rivals from Cambridge must travel to hell to rescue the soul of their advisor. Getting there was easy. Surviving it – and each other – is another thing entirely.

2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

  • ISBN13 9780008716073
  • Publish Date 28 August 2025 (first published 26 August 2025)
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint HarperCollins Publishers
  • Edition Signed Edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 400
  • Language English
  • Special Signed